Hermanus Varsity Trust receives gift of laptop computers

Writer: Beverley Moller.

Using personal networks can be a powerful catalyst for transformation when the object is to benefit communities. The Hermanus Varsity Trust (HVT), whose goal it is to transform local communities through education, has become the beneficiary of a collaboration that materialised through just such a network. Because of this collaboration, HVT is getting refurbished laptop computers that will benefit its students and, ultimately, their communities.

One partner in this collaboration is Charmaine Beukes, the managing director of White Shark Projects. Based in Gansbaai, White Shark Projects is committed not only to research, conservation and ecotourism, but to supporting and developing the local community. Adopting socially responsible business practices, they provide employment opportunities for local Masekhane residents while also encouraging the youth to care for the environment through ongoing educational and recycling initiatives.

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